PAGE FOUR THE WORKMAN SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1927 727 THE WORKMAN Need For University College In The West Indies STETSON HATS Barbadian Scholar At Oxford Would Choose Jamaica For The Site.
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The Liberty of the Press is the palladium of our rights JONUIS SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1927 myselt: WEST INDIANS AND LOCAL INTERESTS.
For the World Best Dressers There is no article of men wear that has the worldwide reputation of Stetson hats.
In London and Paris in Bond Street and the Rue de la Paix you will see Stetsons on the heads of fashionable men who know what what in men headwear.
We have the same styles here as are now being worn in the style centers of the World.
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The British Pharmacy That West Indians have always been felt to be necessary constituents of the population of Panama has never.
been denied by the officials of the National Government or those of the Panama Canal. The estimate of depreciation has always been advanced by jealous and envious individ.
uals wbose forced admiration for the prowess and industrial abilities of our people bas often degenerated into pronounced hostility and opposition. There has, been for all the time that West Indians have lived bere, a seetbiog undercurrent of dislike which on several sporadic occasions has given rise to a tremendous disturbance upon the surface of our economic relations.
We do not wish to rouse the sleeping dog, but, en passant, we feel obliged to refer to the many outbursts of hate.
Tul propaganda against our people from quarters from which opposition was thought most unlikely to proceed. We have weathered the adverse experiences and are still maintaining our place, at least in the consideration of those in important circles, wbo always look to us for the labour and service demanded by their large interests. Whatever else others may say about us we are sure that they are bouud to admit that wi all the impediments placed in our way we still forge ahead confident that unerring justice will some time bring us into our own.
There is not a single industrial or commercial interest here that does dot depend upon West Indians for a proportion of labor, skilled and unskilled. The gigantic enterprise, the Panama Canal, claims thousands of them. Every section of work, from the Civil Administration to the Health Department, uses them in large numbers and wbile it would be too self assertive for them to express the feeling that they are indispensable, it is nevertheless true that this is the case. When the United States Government commenced work upon the canal their first and greatest problem was that of labor. Italians and Spaniards came in large groups, East Indians streamed in but with all these immigrations the problem was not solved until the Isthmian Canal Commission made successful negotiations with the various West Indian Gov.
ernments for rhe contracting of the necessary amount of dependable working men so essential to the practical operation of the tremendous construction programme.
Upon the completion of the Canal, heads of industrial concerns that had long been waiting for substantial labor, on a big scale, with their eyes and expectations focused upon the large force of West Indian working men released from connections with the Commission made successful overtures which brought thousands of our people into their service. The United Fruit Company whose extensive banana plantations in Bocas del Toro gave occupation to the agricultural class became the great concern of Central America with its fleet of ships taking the products of their farms to Europe and the United States. Why did this company and the great canal project from which it finally drew its labor supply rely so completely upon West Indian labor?
If, for instance, the American Negro coald have given the kind of service for which West Indians were required, would not these two American concerns, one operated by the government and the other by a corporation, make their drafts from the almost inexhaustible supply procurable from the southern States? Would it not have been more economic and incidentally, a more methodical application of domestic policy to have brought down citizens of the United States to work upon interests that intrinsicaliy and vitally concerned the nation, from every conceivable point of view? How could the great government to the north of us reconcile its action in giving preference and almost practical monopoly to the subjects of another nation?
It was because West Indians have always proved themselves qualifiedly deserving of preference that they nave become so important to big concerns in this country.
Who are the employees of the newly formed San Blas Developing Company? Are they not West Indians? And can any one tell of a concern here in which the West Indian does not figure as an outstanding factor in the labor element? And Why?
The Oxford Magazine of recent date published tbe follow.
ing. It has for a long time been recognized, says the 1924 Barcados Scholar, who is now at Oxford, that University College for the West Indies is both desirable and desired, electior spot for the coller continues Mr. Chenery, Barbad an, should en hesita ingly choose Jamaica.
Should the well known Codring too College, Barbados, which was recently so sadly destroyed by fire, be restored, its restora.
tioo would take some time and eved theu it would not be an adequate substitute for a University College of a fuller type.
and situated in the larger and (educationally) more central is land of Jamaica, The need of Jamaica for a University College 18 clear.
Thougb about forty young Jamaicans annully qualify for eotrance to an overseas Univerity, only about eight are abl. to Education The expenses of a ve the island to pursue Higher a oreign University career ara mo great for the large number who remain at home; and the Jaunaica to secure that developpppertu ities for the youth of college life affords re therefore very limited. While Jamaica bas while bas progress in many ways during the fast ninety vears they are still many provwbich only the best train minds will ever be able to It ist boped that a Univer.
CARLOS MULLER ity College in the islard would quip young Jamaicane to PANAMA CITY ze and belp to solve 87 CENTRAL. AVENUE them.
Other West Indian islands faced with social, economic and indus3 37 7 trial problems, like Jamaica to a larga exted. would be directly benefited by such a College.
COURSES OF STUDY.
The Courses of Studproposed are General High Education Arts Training 10. Public Service including the uh istian Ministry; Medicine. Law, Science and Engineering.
Tue following steps have been taken towards establishing such COLON College. In July, 1926, the copy of a scheme for one was sent through the Colonial Office to His Excelleccy Sir Stubbs, Governor of Has removed from 11. 115 Bolivar Street walca. These plans had bee up by undergraduate at Oxford. His TO Excellency replied at first that in 11. 1154 11th STREET bis opinion the time was not ripe Jamaica Home University in Corner Building Opposite CHASE NATIONAL BANK iben a resolution was passed (without dissent) bv the Council in Where our numerous patrons will receive the same Jamaica expressing willingness to co other courtesies as heretofore Indian Islands in the establishing of a University, Sir Edward Stubbs spoke very warmly, for the resolution. Amoop his re marks we find these expressions of his opinion: he saw no reason LOOK FOR THE SIGN they should not start University when they had the materiahe entirely in sympathy with the resolution.
which expressed that they were prepared to do anything that lay in their power in carrying out the proposal.
LORD OLIVIER HOPES.
of this the Hon; Lord Olivier Coolidge Has Again wbo was twice Governor of Jamaica says: am glad to see IT CAN BE DONE.
Shown Greatness that the Legislative Council o Jamaica favoured the to work towarde Somebody said that it couldn be done, BY REFUSING 3rd TERM ment of University of the But be with a chuckle replied West Indies to be situated in That maybe it couldn but he would be one Jamaica, and hope that the Who wouldn say so till be tried.
Mr. William Randolph Hearst great demand for such an iagtlSo be buckled right in with the trace of a grie Doted American newspaper tation may be strengthened until On his face. If he worried be bid it.
owner and writer, wrote the tbe advantages of such a scheme He started to sing as be tackled the thing following is the New York became a question of practical That couldn be done, and be did it.
American of Aug. 7Calvin Coolidge has been one Sir Michael Sadler, Somebndy scoffed: Ob, you ll never do that; of America great Presidents Master of University College, At least no one has ever done it. and be bas never shown himself Sir Hubert Warren, President Bu: be took off his coat and took off his bat, as great 28 when he refused to. Magdelen College, the Right.
And the first thing we knew, he begun it. Iconsidera a domination for a tbird Hon. A Fløber Warden of term refasıd to break the New the Master of There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done. historic precedent established by Baliol College. Professor GilThere are thousands to propbesy failure; George Washington and main bere Murray Professor Reginby Thomas Jefferson, Davy. of Oxford Dave expressed ald Coupland and There are thousands to point out to you one by one James Madison, James Monroe, The dangers that wait to assail you.
Andrew Jackson and Grover interest in the scheme.
But just buckle in with a bit of a grin, Cleveland.
Mr Just take off your coat and go to it; AB Gilbert Director of Just start to sing as you tackle the thing.
Barclay Calvin Coolidge bas not been Bank. has klodly That cannot be done and you ll doit. great President in a sensational consented to be the treasurer Exchange.
way. He has not put Ameaica tor the funds, which now have into toreign Wars. He has not to be raised for the College: Halt (Continued on page 8)
a million pounds sterling is the required endowmect.
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